diff --git a/cmd/helm/template.go b/cmd/helm/template.go
index dc62c6e95..36c029e69 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/template.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/template.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ func newTemplateCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.BoolVar(&includeCrds, "include-crds", false, "include CRDs in the templated output")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.IsUpgrade, "is-upgrade", false, "set .Release.IsUpgrade instead of .Release.IsInstall")
 	f.StringArrayVarP(&extraAPIs, "api-versions", "a", []string{}, "Kubernetes api versions used for Capabilities.APIVersions")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.UseReleaseName, "release-name", false, "use release name in the output-dir path.")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index 292a7ec27..80bd9c88f 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ type Install struct {
 	APIVersions chartutil.VersionSet
 	// Used by helm template to render charts with .Release.IsUpgrade. Ignored if Dry-Run is false
 	IsUpgrade bool
+	// Used by helm template to add the release as part of OutputDir path
+	// OutputDir/<ReleaseName>
+	UseReleaseName bool
 }
 
 // ChartPathOptions captures common options used for controlling chart paths
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ func (i *Install) Run(chrt *chart.Chart, vals map[string]interface{}) (*release.
 	rel := i.createRelease(chrt, vals)
 
 	var manifestDoc *bytes.Buffer
-	rel.Hooks, manifestDoc, rel.Info.Notes, err = i.cfg.renderResources(chrt, valuesToRender, i.OutputDir, i.SubNotes)
+	rel.Hooks, manifestDoc, rel.Info.Notes, err = i.cfg.renderResources(chrt, valuesToRender, i.ReleaseName, i.OutputDir, i.SubNotes, i.UseReleaseName)
 	// Even for errors, attach this if available
 	if manifestDoc != nil {
 		rel.Manifest = manifestDoc.String()
@@ -421,7 +424,7 @@ func (i *Install) replaceRelease(rel *release.Release) error {
 }
 
 // renderResources renders the templates in a chart
-func (c *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values, outputDir string, subNotes bool) ([]*release.Hook, *bytes.Buffer, string, error) {
+func (c *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values, releaseName string, outputDir string, subNotes, useReleaseName bool) ([]*release.Hook, *bytes.Buffer, string, error) {
 	hs := []*release.Hook{}
 	b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 
@@ -498,7 +501,11 @@ func (c *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values
 		if outputDir == "" {
 			fmt.Fprintf(b, "---\n# Source: %s\n%s\n", m.Name, m.Content)
 		} else {
-			err = writeToFile(outputDir, m.Name, m.Content, fileWritten[m.Name])
+			newDir := outputDir
+			if useReleaseName {
+				newDir = filepath.Join(outputDir, releaseName)
+			}
+			err = writeToFile(newDir, m.Name, m.Content, fileWritten[m.Name])
 			if err != nil {
 				return hs, b, "", err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/action/install_test.go b/pkg/action/install_test.go
index d6f1c88cd..ba350819d 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install_test.go
@@ -471,6 +471,46 @@ func TestInstallReleaseOutputDir(t *testing.T) {
 	is.True(os.IsNotExist(err))
 }
 
+func TestInstallOutputDirWithReleaseName(t *testing.T) {
+	is := assert.New(t)
+	instAction := installAction(t)
+	vals := map[string]interface{}{}
+
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "output-dir")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+
+	instAction.OutputDir = dir
+	instAction.UseReleaseName = true
+	instAction.ReleaseName = "madra"
+
+	newDir := filepath.Join(dir, instAction.ReleaseName)
+
+	_, err = instAction.Run(buildChart(withSampleTemplates(), withMultipleManifestTemplate()), vals)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed install: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(newDir, "hello/templates/goodbye"))
+	is.NoError(err)
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(newDir, "hello/templates/hello"))
+	is.NoError(err)
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(newDir, "hello/templates/with-partials"))
+	is.NoError(err)
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(newDir, "hello/templates/rbac"))
+	is.NoError(err)
+
+	test.AssertGoldenFile(t, filepath.Join(newDir, "hello/templates/rbac"), "rbac.txt")
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(newDir, "hello/templates/empty"))
+	is.True(os.IsNotExist(err))
+}
+
 func TestNameAndChart(t *testing.T) {
 	is := assert.New(t)
 	instAction := installAction(t)
diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade.go b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
index 1db4184ff..ad3a235e6 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (u *Upgrade) prepareUpgrade(name string, chart *chart.Chart, vals map[strin
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := u.cfg.renderResources(chart, valuesToRender, "", u.SubNotes)
+	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := u.cfg.renderResources(chart, valuesToRender, "", "", u.SubNotes, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}